Monthly Archives: October 2012

OCTOBER in HISTORY

OCTOBER 14 ~ ON THiS DAY in History

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1586 – Mary, Queen of Scots went on trial for conspiracy against Elizabeth I of England on the 14th October 1586.

1884 – George Eastman the American inventor received a U.S. Government patent on his new paper-strip photographic film on the 14th October 1884.

1888 – Louis Le Prince filmed the 1st motion picture: Roundhay Garden Scene on the 14th October 1888.

1926 – The Winnie-the-Pooh children’s book by A. A. Milne was first published on the 14th October 1926.

1939 ~ Ralph Lauren the American fashion designer and business executive was born Ralph Lifshitz in New York City on the 14th October 1939. Ralph Lauren is best known for his Polo Ralph Lauren clothing brand. In September 2012, Forbes estimated Ralph Lauren’s wealth at $6.5 billion dollars, making him the 162nd richest person in the world.

1940 ~ Cliff Richard the English singer and actor was born in Lucknow, India on the 14th October 1940. Cliff Richard official website: www.CliffRichard.org | Cliff Richard Facebook page: www.facebook.com/SirCliffRichard

1946 – Justin Hayward the English singer-songwriter and guitarist from The Moody Blues was born on the 14th October 1946.

1946 – Dan McCafferty the Scottish singer-songwriter from Nazareth was born on the 14th October 1946.

1947 – Captain Chuck Yeager of the U.S. Air Force flew Glamorous Glennis, a Bell X-1 rocket powered aircraft, faster than the speed of sound over the high desert of Southern California on the 14th October 1947.

1948 – Marcia Barrett the Jamaican-English singer from Boney M was born on the 14th October 1948.

1965 – Steve Coogan the English actor was born on the 14th October 1965.

1968 – The Apollo 7 made the 1st live telecast from a manned spacecraft on the 14th October 1968.

1968 – An earthquake rated at 6.8 on the Richter Scale destroys the Australian town of Meckering, Western Australia, and it also ruptures all nearby main highways and railroads on the 14th October 1968.

1972 ~ Kung Fu the American television series starring David Carradine was first broadcast on the 14th October 1972, to the 16th April 1975.

1982 – U.S. President Ronald Reagan proclaimed War on Drugs on the 14th October 1982.

1985 ~ The Whole of The Moon song by The Waterboys (written by the lead singer Mike Scott) was released on the 14th October 1985.

2012 – FELiX BAUMGARTNER jumped from the stratosphere to break the world record for the highest freefall jump, at an altitude of 39,068 meters (128,18 ft) on the 14th October 2012.

Red Bull Stratos Felix Baumgartner Austrian skydiver Mission edge Space World record 2012 skydive over Roswell New Mexico USA
Felix Baumgartner in the Red Bull Stratos Mission To The Edge Of Space, World record attempt over Roswell, New Mexico, USA (Computer Generated Image ~ October 2012)

Today in History for October 14th ~ video presented by the Associated Press…  

OCTOBER in HISTORY

OCTOBER 13 ~ ON THiS DAY in History

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1773 – The Whirlpool Galaxy was discovered by Charles Messier on the 13th October 1773.

1792 – In Washington, D.C., the cornerstone of the United States Executive Mansion (White House since 1818) was laid on the 13th October 1792.

1881 – First known conversation in modern Hebrew was on the 13th October 1881, by Eliezer Ben-Yehuda and friends.

1884 – Greenwich, in London, England, was established as Universal Time meridian of longitude on the 13th October 1884.

1885 – The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) is founded in Atlanta, United States.

1892 – Edward Emerson Barnard discovered D/1892 T1 on the 13th October 1892, the 1st comet discovered by photographic means.

1917 – The “Miracle of the Sun” was witnessed by about 70,000 people in the Cova da Iria in Fátima, Portugal on the 13th October 1917.

1923 – Ankara replaceed Istanbul as the capital of Turkey on the 13th October 1923.

1934 – Nana Mouskouri the Greek singer was born on the 13th October 1934.

1958 – Paddington Bear mades his debut on the 13th October 1958.

1962 – The Pacific Northwest experienced a cyclone the equal of a Cat 3 hurricane on the 13th October 1962, killing 46 people, with winds measured above 150mph.

1970 – Fiji joined the United Nations on the 13th October 1970.

1970 ~ Paul Potts the British tenor was born in Kingswood on the 13th October 1970. Paul Potts won the 1st series of Britain’s Got Talent in 2007, with his performance of Nessun dorma. A movie about Paul Potts titled One Chance was released on the 25th October 2013. Paul Potts official website: www.PaulPottsOfficial.com | Facebook page: www.facebook.com/PaulPottsMusic | Paul Potts verified Twitter: www.twitter.com/PaulPottsMusic | Paul Potts YouTube channel: www.YouTube.com/user/PaulPottsTV | YouTube video: Paul Potts sings Nessun Dorma for his audition on Britain’s Got Talent…YouTube video: ONE CHANCE Movie Trailer: The true story of Paul Potts ~ winner of the 1st series of Britain’s Got Talent in 2007…

1972 – An Aeroflot Ilyushin Il-62 crashed outside Moscow on the 13th October 1972, killing 174 people.

1972 – Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 crashed in the Andes mountains on the 13th October 1972, near the border between Argentina and Chile.

1976 – A Bolivian Boeing 707 cargo jet crashed in Santa Cruz, Bolivia on the 13th October 1976, killing 97 people (mostly children, killed on the ground).

1976 – The 1st electron micrograph of an Ebola viral particle was obtained by Dr. F.A. Murphy on the 13th October 1976.

1977 – Four Palestinians hijacked Lufthansa Flight 181 to Somalia on the 13th October 1977, and demanded the release of 11 members of the Red Army Faction.

1983 – Ameritech Mobile Communications (now AT&T Inc.) launched the 1st US cellular network in Chicago, Illinois on the 13th October 1983.

1986 ~ Brad Robinson (Bradford Leigh Robinson) the lead and rhythm guitarist from Australian Crawl died on the 13th October 1996 aged 38 (born 1958).

1992 – An Antonov An-124 operated by Antonov Airlines crashed near Kiev, Ukraine on the 13th October 1992, killing 8 people.

2010 – The 2010 Copiapó mining accident in Copiapó, Chile came to an end on the 13th October 2010, as all 33 miners arrived at the surface after being rescued, surviving a record 69 days underground.

Today in History for October 13th ~ video presented by the Associated Press…  

OCTOBER in HISTORY

OCTOBER 12 ~ ON THiS DAY in History

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1279 ~ Nichiren the Japanese Buddhist monk and founder of Nichiren Buddhism, inscribed the Dai-Gohonzon on the 12th October 1279.

1492 ~ Christopher Columbus accidentally discovered the Americas on the 12th October 1492, when  he made landfall in the Caribbean, in The Bahamas during his expedition, believing he had reached India.

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“Columbus discovers America” an 1846 oil painting on canvas by German artist Ruben Christian (size: 145 x 190 cm)

1692 – The Salem witch trials were ended by a letter from the Massachusetts Governor William Phips on the 12th October 1692.

1773 – The 1st insane asylum in America opened for ‘Persons of Insane and Disordered Minds’ in Virginia on the 12th October 1773.

1792 – Columbus Day was first celebrated in USA on the 12th October 1792.

1810 – The 1st Oktoberfest was held on the 12th October 1810, when The Bavarian royalty invited the citizens of Munich to join the celebration of the marriage of Crown Prince Ludwig of Bavaria to Princess Therese von Sachsen-Hildburghausen.

1860 – Elmer Ambrose Sperry the American inventor and co-inventor of the gyrocompass was born on the 12th October 1860 (died 1930).

1901 – President Theodore Roosevelt officially renamed the “Executive Mansion” to the White House on the 12th October 1901.

1921 ~ Art Clokey the American animator was born Arthur Clokey on the 12th October 1921 (died 8th January 2010 aged 88). Art Clokey was a pioneer in the popularity of stop motion clay animation, after his 1955 film experiment Gumbasia, influenced by his professor Slavko Vorkapich, at the University of Southern California. After the Gumbasia project, Art Clokey and his wife Ruth invented the clay character Gumby. YouTube video: Gumbasia (1955)…YouTube video: Gumby ~ Gold Rush Gumby: Gumby goes digging for gold with Pokey and Nopey on an Indian reservation. What will happen to them?…

1928 – An iron lung respirator was used for the first time at the Children’s Hospital in Boston on the 12th October 1928.

1935 ~ Sam Moore the American singer-songwriter from Sam & Dave was born Samuel David Moore in Miami, Florida, on the 12th October 1935.

1942 – Melvin Franklin the American singer  from The Temptations was born on the 12th October 1942 (died 1995).

1948 – Rick Parfitt the English singer-songwriter and guitarist from Status Quo was born on the 12th October 1948.

1950 ~ Susan Anton the American actress and singer was born in Oak Glen, California on the 12th October 1950. Official website : SusanAnton.com | Video : Susan Anton covers the Beatles classic “In My Life” at the former Cinegrill in Hollywood…

1968 ~ Hugh Jackman the Australian actor and producer was born in Sydney on the 12th October 1968.

1969 – Martie Maguire the American singer-songwriter and violinist from the Dixie Chicks was born on the 12th October 1969.

1970 ~ Kirk Cameron the American actor best known for his role as Mike Seaver in Growing Pains was born in Panorama City on the 12th October 1970. Kirk Cameron’s official website: KirkCameron.com | Kirk Cameron Twitter: www.Twitter.com/KirkCameron | Kirk Cameron Facebook: www.facebook.com/KirkCameron | YouTube video: Growing Pains Theme Song – season 5…

1979 – Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, first of 5 books by Douglas Adams was published on the 12th October 1979.

1988 – Walsh Street police shootings occurred on the 12th October 1988, when 2 Victoria Police officers were gunned down executional style in Australia.

1994 – NASA lost radio contact with the Magellan spacecraft as the probe descended into the thick atmosphere of Venus on the 12th October 1994.

2002 –The Bali terrorist bombing occurred in the Sari Club in Kuta, Bali, killing 202 and wounding over 300, on the 12th October 2002.

2005 – The 2nd Chinese human spaceflight Shenzhou 6 launched carrying Fèi Jùnlóng and Niè Hǎishèng for 5 days in orbit on the 12th October 2005.

Today in History for October 12th ~ video presented by the Associated Press…  

WORLD RECORDS

FELiX BAUMGARTNER JUMPS From THE EDGE OF SPACE To BREAK SOUND BARRiER & WORLD RECORDS

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::WORLD NEWS:: 14th October 2012 :: Austria’s Felix Baumgartner landed in the history books on Sunday 14th October, after free falling for 4:20 minute, reaching a maximum of speed of 1,342.8 km/h (833mph), and breaking 3 world records while breaking the sound barrier.

Really high to see how small we are quote Felix Baumgartner Red Bull Stratos Mission edge Space World record 2012
“Sometimes we have to get really high to see how small we are” ~ Felix Baumgartner Red Bull Stratos Mission To The Edge Of Space world record 2012

BONNiE DOG ATTEMPTS WORLD RECORD JUMP On Same Day As Felix Baumgartner’s world record jump on Sunday 14th October 2012 ~ Victoria, Australia

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Jumping Bonnie makes a world record jump attempt at Gunyah.org Animal Healing Sanctuary on the actual day of Felix Baumgartner’s world record jump ~ Photo by Anton K ~  Sunday 14th October 2012

Please visit jumping Bonnie’s webpage at Gunyah Animal Healing Sanctuary on Facebook & Gunyah.org because Bonnie & her furry friends need your help!

90 Second highlight video…

Felix’s Point of View from helmet cam during the Red Bull Stratos Free Fall

I’m inspired by people like Felix Baumgartner who dare to dream, and fly with a faith in themselves, with a DO rather than die thinking about it attitude ~ Anton K
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Felix Baumgartner was a special guest on the Graham Norton Show (BBC One) on Friday 2nd November 2012, sitting on the sofa with singing star Robbie Williams who performed his new single, Candy; plus comedian Paul O’Grady and ballet star Darcey Bussell. See the video… 

5 YEAR OLD FELiX DREW HiMSELF PARACHUTiNG
Felix Baumgartner drew a picture of himself parachuting down to earth while his family watched, and gave it to his mother, when he was 5 years old in 1974. Felix’s mother handed it back to him 12 years later, when he did his first skydive on the 23rd of August 1986.

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The drawing by 5 year old Felix Baumgartner, given to his mother in 1974
Mission Accomplished – Red Bull Stratos – World Record Freefall video…
I liked Felix’s Facebook: www.Facebook.com/FelixBaumgartner 
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Felix on Facebook featuring his parachute landing for his world records at Roswell, New Mexico, USA (1,210,764 likes as of 15 October 2012)

I liked Red Bull Stratos on Facebook: www.Facebook.com/RedBullStratos 

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www.Facebook.com Red Bull Stratos page featuring Felix Baumgartner, the Austrian skydiver touchdown on Earth landing in Roswell, New Mexico, USA (702,223 likes on Facebook as of 15 October 2012)
“Sometimes we have to get really high to see how small we are”
~ Felix Baumgartner
LEGO Felix Baumgartner Red Bull Stratos Mission skydiving space capsule hot air balloon jump Model Maker Fair Vienna Austria 2012
LEGO Felix Baumgartner in the Red Bull Stratos hot air balloon capsule (Viral video ad for Model Maker Fair Vienna Austria 2012)

LEGO Felix Baumgartner Red Bull Stratos Mission skydiving space capsule jump Model Maker Fair Vienna Austria 2012
LEGO Felix Baumgartner ready to do the free fall jump from the Red Bull Stratos capsule (Viral video for Model Maker Fair Vienna Austria 2012)

MiSSiON TO THE EDGE OF SPACE For New WORLD RECORDS

~ Tuesday 9th October 2012 

Red Bull Stratos and Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner are on a mission to break a World record, with a 39km (128,097 ft) skydive over Roswell, New Mexico, USA.

Red Bull Stratos Felix Baumgartner Austrian skydiver Mission edge Space World record 2012 skydive over Roswell New Mexico USA
Felix Baumgartner in the Red Bull Stratos Mission To The Edge Of Space, World record attempt over Roswell, New Mexico, USA (Computer Generated Image ~ October 2012)

The Red Bull Stratos: Mission To The Edge Of Space will see Felix Baumgartner ascend 39km (128,097 ft) over Roswell, New Mexico in a helium balloon, then free falling to Earth from the balloon for 5 to 6 minutes, until the parachute is pulled, and contact is made with the ground after 10 minutes. If all is successful, Felix Baumgartner will break the sound barrier, and become the first human to do so without vehicular power. A successful jump will also result in Felix breaking 3 more world records; the highest manned balloon flight, the highest altitude jump, and the longest time in free fall. The latter 2 records are held by retired United States Air Force Colonel Joe Kittinger.

See the Supersonic Freefall – Red Bull Stratos computer generated imagery video… 

Red Bull Stratos and the mission to the edge of space, is attempting to transcend human limits that have existed for 50 years. Felix Baumgartner is supported by a team of experts, and plans to ascend to 120,000 feet in a stratospheric balloon, then make a freefall jump to earth at supersonic speeds, before parachuting to the ground. This mission attempt holds the potential to provide valuable medical and scientific research data for future pioneers. The Red Bull Stratos team brings consists of the leading minds in aerospace medicine, balloon fabrication, capsule creation, engineering and pressure suit development. It also includes retired United States Air Force Colonel Joseph Kittinger, who holds 3 of the records Felix Baumgartner will attempt to break. Joe Kittinger‘s record jump from 102,800 ft in 1960 was done when no one knew if a human could survive a jump from the edge of space. Joe also had taken a balloon to 97,000 feet in Project ManHigh, and survived a drogue mishap during a jump from 76,400 feet in Excelsior I. Joe’s helium balloon was launched from the back of a truck. He wore a pressurized suit in an open, unpressurized gondola. The Scientific data captured from Joe Kittinger‘s jump was shared with U.S. research personnel for development of the space program.

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The Red Bull Stratos graphic comparison chart comparing the helium balloon sizes of Felix Baumgartner & Joe Kittinger with the Statue of Liberty and a standard hot air balloon
LAUNCH ABORTED ~ Tuesday 9th October 2012
The launch of the Red Bull Stratos capsule was stopped at 11:42 a.m. local time in Roswell, New Mexico, just before Felix Baumgartner’s massive 30 million cubic foot balloon had been fully inflated, ready for take off. The Red Bull Stratos team postponed the launch due to strong winds at 700 feet, at the balloon’s top, while waiting for the right weather. See the 1st Attempt Aborted due to Gusty Winds – Red Bull Stratos video…
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Felix Baumgartner ready for launch as he attempts a World record at Roswell, New Mexico, USA ~ 9th October 2012
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Red Bull Stratos ground control communicating with Felix Baumgartner at the launch at Roswell, New Mexico USA ~ 9th October 2012
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Felix Baumgartner after launch aborted and postponed at Roswell, New Mexico, USA ~ 9th October 2012
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Red Bull Stratos launch aborted and postponed at Roswell, New Mexico, USA ~ 9th October 2012

Visit the official website www.RedBullStratos.com 

Note: Searches for Alex Baumgartner: A considerable amount of high ranking traffic started arriving at this page via searches for Alex Baumgartner, on the day of Felix Baumgartner‘s world record jump, due to an error made in the title of the main image graphic. ~ Anton K (14th October 2012)

OCTOBER in HISTORY

OCTOBER 11 ~ ON THiS DAY in History

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1738 – Arthur Phillip the English admiral, politician and 1st Governor of New South Wales was born on the 11th October 1738 (died 1814).

1811 – John Stevens the American lawyer, engineer and inventor, began the 1st steam-powered ferry boat, named the Juliana, on the 11th October 1811.

1821 – George Williams the English founder of the YMCA was born on the 11th October 1821 (died 1905).

1844 – Henry J. Heinz the American businessman and founder of the H. J. Heinz Company was born on the 11th October 1844 (died 1916).

1852 – The University of Sydney, known as Australia’s oldest university, was inaugurated in Sydney on the 11th October 1852.

1879 – Ernst Mally the Austrian philosopher was born on the 11th October 1879 (died 1944).

1884 – Eleanor Roosevelt the American politician, humanitarian, 34th First Lady of the United States was born on the 11th October 1884 (died 1962).

1884 – Friedrich Bergius the German chemist and Nobel Prize laureate was born on the 11th October 1884 (died 1949).

1905 – Fred Trump the American real estate developer was born on the 11th October 1905 (died 1999).

1919 – Art Blakey the American drummer and bandleader was born on the 11th October 1919 (died 1990).

1920 – Édgar Negret the Colombian sculptor was born on the 11th October 1920 (died 2012).

1926 – Neville Wran the Australian lawyer, politician and 35th Premier of New South Wales was born on the 11th October 1926.

1929 – Raymond Moriyama the Canadian architect and designer of the Ottawa Civic Centre and Scarborough Civic Centre was born on the 11th October 1929.

1935 – Dan Evins the American businessman and founder of the Cracker Barrel Old Country Store was born on the 11th October 1935 (died 2012).

1941 – Lester Bowie the American trumpet player and composer from the Art Ensemble of Chicago was born on the 11th October 1941 (died 1999).

1946 ~ Daryl Hall the American singer-songwriter and guitarist from Hall & Oates was born in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, on the 11th October 1946. Video : “Maneater” ~ a number 1 song in 1982. The official Darryl Hall & John Oates video has had over 76 million views…

1946 – Gary Mallaber the American drummer from the Steve Miller Band was born on the 11th October 1946.

1947 – Al Atkins the English singer-songwriter from Judas Priest was born on the 11th October 1947.

1950 – CBS’s mechanical color system was the first to be licensed for broadcast by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission on the 11th October 1950.

1957 – Dawn French the Welsh actress and screenwriter was born on the 11th October 1957.

1957 – Paul Sereno the American paleontologist was born on the 11th October 1957.

1959 – Wayne Gardner the Australian motorcycle racer was born on the 11th October 1959.

1965 – Luke Perry the American actor was born on the 11th October 1965.

1968 – Apollo 7 became the first successful manned Apollo mission when launched by NASA on the 11th October 1968, with astronauts Wally Schirra, Donn F. Eisele and Walter Cunningham aboard.

1971 – Jason Ellis the Australian skateboarder was born on the 11th October 1971. Jason Ellis official website: www.EllisMania.com | Facebook: www.facebook.com/EllisMania |Twitter verified: www.Twitter.com/EllisMate

1972 – Claudia Black the Australian actress was born on the 11th October 1972. Claudia Black website: www.ClaudiaLeeBlack.co.uk

1975 – Saturday Night Live the sketch comedy/variety show debuted on the NBC on the 11th October 1975, with host George Carlin, and guests Andy Kaufman, Janis Ian and Billy Preston.

1976 – Raivo Kotov the Estonian architect was born on the 11th October 1976.

1981 – Beau Brady the Australian actor was born on the 11th October 1981.

1982 – Liz Cantor the Australian journalist was born on the 11th October 1982.

1984 – Kathryn D. Sullivan the Space Shuttle Challenger astronaut became the first American woman to perform a space walk on the 11th October 1984.

2000 – STS-92 was launched by NASA as the 100th Space Shuttle mission, using Space Shuttle Discovery on the 11th October 2000.

2001 – The Polaroid Corporation filed for federal bankruptcy protection on on the 11th October 2001.

Today in History for October 11th ~ video presented by the Associated Press…  

OCTOBER in HISTORY

OCTOBER 10 ~ ON THiS DAY in History

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1684 – Antoine Watteau the French painter was born on the 10th October 1684 (d. 1721).

1731 – Henry Cavendish the British scientist was born on the 10th October 1731(d. 1810).

1889 – Han van Meegeren the Dutch painter, portraitist and art forger was born on the 10th October 1889 (d. 1947).

1917 – Thelonious Monk the American jazz pianist was born on the 10th October 1917 (d. 1982).

1940 – Winston Spencer-Churchill the British politician was born on the 10th October 1940 (d. 2010).

1953 – Midge Ure the Scottish musician and frontman of Ultravox, was born on the 10th October 1953.

1954 – David Lee Roth the American singer from Van Halen was born on the 10th October 1954.

1959 – Kirsty MacColl the English singer was born on the 10th October 1959 (d. 2000).

1960 – Eric Martin the American singer from Mr. Big was born on the 10th October 1960.

1964 – The 1964 Summer Olympics opening ceremony in Tokyo, Japan, was broadcast live in the 1st Olympic telecast relayed by geostationary communication satellite on the 10th October 1964.

1967 – The Outer Space Treaty signed by more than 60 nations, came into force on the 10th October 1967.

1970 – Fiji became independent on the 10th October 1970.

1991 ~ Gabriella Cilmi the Australian singer was born in Dandenong, Australia, on the 10th October 1991. Gabriella’s number 1 hit song in 2008 “Sweet About Me” made her the youngest Australian artist to reach the top of the charts, when she was 17 years old. Gabriella Cilmi “Sweet About Me” Vevo video has had over 35 million views on YouTube…

1992 ~ Gabrielle Aplin the English singer & songwriter was born on the 10th October 1992.

Today in History for October 10th ~ video presented by the Associated Press…  

FOOD

WASABi CHEESE

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Today I tasted wasabi cheese for the very first time, and it was love at first bite. At first I was hesitant about purchasing the wasabi cheese, while standing stunned at the dairy cabinet, looking at all the variety of cheeses available these days. I thought the wasabi might be too strong and sharp like it is when eating sushi, and you squeeze too much on your Californian roll, and your eyes are flung to the back of your head, and your scalp pops off!. But I was wrong, the taste was much more subtle than I imagined, with its smooth blending with the cheese. The wasabi cheese I tried was Emporium Selection Wasabi Handcrafted Cheese from Aldi, and I look forward to tasting the other styles and brands available.

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Emporium Selection Wasabi handcrafted cheese with smoked salmon on parmesan & onion bread, with mesclun salad and parsley (Photo by Anton K. Kressnig)
OCTOBER in HISTORY

OCTOBER 9 ~ ON THiS DAY in History

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1604 – Supernova 1604 was the most recent supernova to be observed in the Milky Way on the 9th October 1604.

1804 – Hobart the capital of Tasmania in Australia was is founded on the 9th October 1804.

1834 – Dublin and Kingstown Railway the 1st public railway on the island of Ireland opened on the 9th October 1834.

1888 – The Washington Monument officially opened to the general public on the 9th October 1888.

1940 ~ John Lennon the English singer-songwriter and musician from The Beatles was born in Liverpool, England, on the 9th October 1940 (died 1980 aged 40). “Imagine” – John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band (with the Flux Fiddlers) originally filmed in 1971, & restored & remastered for the JohnLennon official artist YouTube video channel. This video has had over 87 million views…

1942 – The Statute of Westminster 1931 formalised Australian autonomy on the 9th October 1942.

1944 – John Entwistle the English singer-songwriter and bass player from The Who was born on the 9th October 1944 (died 2002).

1948 – Jackson Browne the German-American singer-songwriter and guitarist was born on the 9th October 1948.

1952 – Sharon Osbourne the English television host and manager was born on the 9th October 1952.

1975 – Sean Lennon the American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor was born on the 9th October 1975.

1986 – The Phantom of the Opera musical had its 1st performance at Her Majesty’s Theatre in London on the 9th October 1986.

1989 – A UFO was reported landing in Voronezh in the Soviet Union, by an official news agency on the 9th October 1989.

1992 ~ Tyler Williams the American actor was born in Westchester County, New York on the 9th October 1992.

1999 – The SR-71 had its last flight on the 9th October 1999.

2013 ~ Chopper Read aka Mark Brandon Read the Australian former criminal and author died aged 58 from liver cancer, in Melbourne at 4pm on the 9th October 2013 (born 17th November 1954). Chopper Read wrote a series of semi-autobiographical and fictional crime novels, selling more than 500,000 books including Chopper: From the Inside (1991), Chopper 2: Hits and Memories (1992), Chopper 3: How to Shoot Friends & Influence People (1993), Chopper 4: For the Term of His Unnatural Life (1994), Chopper 5: Pulp Faction: Revenge of the Rabbit Kisser and Other Jailhouse Stories (1995), Chopper 6: No Tears for a Tough Guy (1996), Chopper 7: The Singing Defective (1997), Chopper 8: The Sicilian Defence (1998), Chopper 9: The Final Cut (1999), Chopper 10 1⁄2: The Popcorn Gangster (2001) and Hooky the Cripple children’s book.

Chopper Read Mark Brandon Australian infamous notorious criminal standover man Melbourne crime figure 2010 hat horseshoe moustache photo
The infamous Chopper Read in Elsternwick 2010 (photo by Anton K)

The 2000 Australian film Chopper was based on Chopper Read’s life, played by stars Eric Bana. Official website: www.ChopperRead.com | YouTube video: Chopper the movie trailer…

Today in History for October 9th ~ video presented by the Associated Press…  

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OCTOBER in HISTORY

OCTOBER 8 ~ ON THiS DAY in History

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1813 – The Treaty of Ried was signed between Bayern and Austria on the 8th October 1813.

1860 – Telegraph line between Los Angeles and San Francisco opened on the 8th October 1960.

1877 – Hans Heysen the German-Austrian painter was born on the 8th October 1877 (died 1968).

1904 – Edmonton, Alberta was incorporated as a city on the 8th October 1904.

1904 – Prince Albert, Saskatchewan was incorporated as a city on the 8th October 1904.

1967 – Guerrilla leader Che Guevara and his men were captured in Bolivia on the 8th October 1967.

1939 – Paul Hogan the Australian actor was born on the 8th October 1939.

1943 – Chevy Chase the American comedian and actor was born on the 8th October 1943.

1943 – R. L. Stine the American author, screenwriter, and producer was born on the 8th October 1943.

1948 – Johnny Ramone the American guitarist and songwriter  from The Ramones was born on the 8th October 1948 (d. 2004).

1970 – Matt Damon the American actor, screenwriter, and producer was born on the 8th October 1970.

1978 – Ken Warby the Australian motorboat racer set the current world water speed record of 317.60mph (511.13 kilometres per hour) at Blowering Dam in Australia on the 8th October 1978.

1982 – Cats opened on Broadway on the 8th October 1982, and ran for almost 18 years before closing on the 10th September 2000.

1985 ~ Bruno Mars the American singer-songwriter and record producer was born Peter Hernandez on the 8th October 1985 in Honolulu, Hawaii. “24K Magic” is a 2016 hit song written & performed by Bruno Mars, with over 1 billion views on YouTube…

2001 – George W. Bush the U.S. President announced the establishment of the Office of Homeland Security on the 8th October 2001.

2005 – 2005 Kashmir earthquake: 1000s of people were killed by a magnitude 7.6 earthquake in Pakistan, India and Afghanistan on the 8th October 2005.

Today in History for October 8th ~ video presented by the Associated Press…